Sale prices by area / Carlton County
Carlton County: what homes actually sold for
Every sale below comes from the certificate of real estate value (eCRV) filed with the state when property changes hands. The median arm's-length price in 2026 was $257,500, up 122% from $115,900 in 2015.
Median price (2026)
$257,500
Sales in 2026
242
Investor/entity buyers
13%
Median sale price by year
| Year | Median | Middle half | Sales | Investor share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | $115,900 | $54,875 to $182,125 | 796 | 9.0% |
| 2016 | $124,500 | $69,900 to $185,000 | 825 | 10.2% |
| 2017 | $130,000 | $70,000 to $195,000 | 855 | 8.8% |
| 2018 | $140,000 | $75,000 to $215,000 | 805 | 11.7% |
| 2019 | $150,000 | $75,250 to $219,975 | 802 | 10.6% |
| 2020 | $152,000 | $80,000 to $246,450 | 869 | 8.4% |
| 2021 | $175,000 | $89,950 to $265,200 | 939 | 10.5% |
| 2022 | $197,500 | $108,500 to $287,475 | 811 | 13.3% |
| 2023 | $200,000 | $95,279 to $304,750 | 678 | 15.5% |
| 2024 | $215,000 | $110,000 to $330,000 | 664 | 13.7% |
| 2025 | $235,750 | $125,500 to $342,375 | 658 | 15.3% |
| 2026 | $257,500 | $155,750 to $380,000 | 242 | 13.2% |
Arm's-length sales only: gifts, related-party transfers, and sales flagged as non-market are excluded, as are prices under $3,000. Investor share counts sales where a buyer is an organization (LLC, trust, company) rather than an individual.
Largest sales in the last 12 months
| 2449 Kelly Paulson Road | March 17, 2026 | $1,650,000 |
| 1403 Avenue C | May 8, 2026 | $1,500,000 |
| 3208 River Gate Avenue | December 22, 2025 | $1,300,000 |
| 10, 12, 14, 16 Sunnyside Lane | October 17, 2025 | $1,050,000 |
| 232 Larson Lane | February 9, 2026 | $910,000 |
| 186 Jay Cooke Road | September 16, 2025 | $840,000 |
| 27 W Stark Rd | May 28, 2026 | $829,000 |
| 1326 18th Street | March 31, 2026 | $790,461 |
Large transactions are often commercial or multi-parcel deals, not single homes.
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Source: Minnesota Department of Revenue eCRV weekly sales extracts, October 2014 to present, updated weekly. Medians and shares are computed from arm's-length sales as described above.